Jr. Pac-Man
The gameplay of Jr. Pac-Man is similar to that of its predecessors: The player controls the titular Jr. Pac-Man and scores points by eating all of the dots in the maze. Four ghosts roam the maze and attempt to…
Jr. Pac-Man is an arcade developed by Atari, released 13 October 1983 on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Arcade and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Jr. Pac-Man is
Jr. Pac-Man is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The gameplay of Jr. Pac-Man is similar to that of its predecessors: The player controls the titular Jr. Pac-Man and scores points by eating all of the dots in the maze. Four ghosts roam the maze and attempt to capture him. The player can eat an energizer to turn the ghosts blue, making them vulnerable for a short time and allowing the player to eat them, sending their eyes back to their home base. When all the dots are cleared, a new maze is presented and gameplay resumes.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Pac-Man series
Jr. Pac-Man is the 19th of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. The next entry was Pac-Man in 1983.
What it launched against
Jr. Pac-Man launched on 13 October 1983, within three weeks of Lode Runner, Spy Hunter, Track & Field and Stop the Express.
Released around the same time: Lode Runner, Spy Hunter, Track & Field, Stop the Express.
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